Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Wax from Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link

Abstract

The wax obtained from whole fern of Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. 37 compounds, out of 38, were identified with the combination of fatty acids, alkanes, triterpenoids and sterols. 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol (18.7 %), Hexa decanoic acid (10.8 %), Hepatacosane (8.3 %), alpha-amyrin (7.0%), beta-sitosterol (6.9 %) and n-Hexadecanoic acid (6.1 %) were the major contents in the wax. Agar well diffusion and micro dilution broth methods were applied to find antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The wax has shown activity against all selected bacteria, indicating the broad-spectrum antibiotic activity. The maximum activity was observed against S. aureus.

Keywords

Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link; whole fern; Wax chemical composition and antibacterial activity

Published in

Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants
2013, volume: 16, number: 3, pages: 387-392
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

SLU Authors

• Manubolu, Manjunath

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2013.764185

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/54810